Street Fighter IV coming to North America “this winter”

Street Fighter IV still doesn't have a North American release date, but …

We may not have a confirmed release date, but at least it's something. While speaking with G4 Television, Street Fighter IV producer Yoshi Ono revealed that the game would be coming to North American consoles this winter. Not necessarily this year, but it will be cold when it comes.

"There is no official North American arcade release, so we kind of feel bad that you guys have to wait for it," Ono said. "That's why we're trying to get it to you as soon as possible. Before the Japanese have a really long period of time to get really good at it first and totally kick your butt online."

He then added that, "We don't want to start rumors that it's this year, but definitely this winter. At some point you'll be sitting in your winter coat looking at snow out the window... and right then, we'll kind of heat you up a little with some hot Street Fighter action, so look forward to that."

The game has been out in arcades in Japan since July 18, and we definitely had a good time with it during E3. Let's just hope it doesn't take too long to get over here. SFIV is expected to be released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.